Chicago @ Baltimore Picks & Props

In today's game, Gunnar Henderson is at a disadvantage facing the league's deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the opposite field at a 35.4% rate (84th percentile). Gunnar Henderson's ability to hit the ball at a HR-optimizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has declined of late, going from 13.8% on the season to 4.8% in the past week.

Kyle Gibson will hold the platoon advantage over Eloy Jimenez in today's matchup. Extreme flyball hitters like Eloy Jimenez are generally less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Kyle Gibson. The Baltimore Orioles infield defense grades out as the strongest out of all the teams on the slate today. Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Eloy Jimenez in today's game. Eloy Jimenez's exit velocity on flyballs has decreased this season; his 97.6-mph EV last season has lowered to 92.2-mph.

Kyle Gibson will have the handedness advantage over Andrew Vaughn in today's game. The Baltimore Orioles infield defense grades out as the strongest out of all the teams on the slate today. Andrew Vaughn will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player today. In the past two weeks, Andrew Vaughn's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 8.8% down to 3.3%. Andrew Vaughn's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen off in recent games; his 94.1-mph seasonal mark has dropped off to 90.5-mph in the past week.

Kyle Gibson will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Tim Anderson in today's matchup. Extreme flyball hitters like Tim Anderson tend to be less successful against extreme flyball pitchers like Kyle Gibson. The Baltimore Orioles infield defense grades out as the strongest out of all the teams on the slate today. Tim Anderson will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today. Tim Anderson's exit velocity on flyballs has declined recently; his 89.6-mph seasonal mark has dropped to 78.1-mph in the last 14 days.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan O'Hearn in the 79th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill. Ryan O'Hearn is projected to hit 4th in the lineup today. The #7 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Ryan O'Hearn will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Dylan Cease today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cedric Mullins II in the 81st percentile as it relates to his overall offensive skill. Cedric Mullins II is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today. The #7 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Cedric Mullins II will have the handedness advantage over Dylan Cease in today's matchup.

The switch-hitting Adley Rutschman will lose the platoon advantage while batting from his bad side (0) today against Dylan Cease

The #7 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The shallowest right field dimensions in MLB are found in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Adam Frazier will have the handedness advantage over Dylan Cease in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

Andrew Benintendi has a 93rd percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (37.8%) but may find it hard to clear the league's deepest LF fences in today's matchup. The Baltimore Orioles infield defense grades out as the strongest out of all the teams on the slate today. Playing on the road typically lowers batter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Andrew Benintendi today. Andrew Benintendi has been cold of late, with his seasonal exit velocity of 86.4-mph dropping to 83.3-mph in the past week. Andrew Benintendi's exit velocity on flyballs has declined this season; his 91.1-mph figure last year has fallen to 87.6-mph.

Anthony Santander is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in this game. The #7 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Anthony Santander pulls a lot of his flyballs (39.3% — 98th percentile) and has the good fortune of hitting them towards the league's shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Among every team in action today, the 5th-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox.

The #7 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Yasmani Grandal hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.3% — 75th percentile) and is fortunate to face baseball's 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Hays in the 77th percentile when assessing his batting average skill. Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #9 stadium in MLB for righty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Among every team in action today, the 2nd-weakest outfield defense is that of the the Chicago White Sox. Austin Hays will possess the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.

The #7 venue in the league for boosting BABIP to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Oriole Park at Camden Yards. High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Oscar Colas will have the handedness advantage against Kyle Gibson in today's game. Over the past 14 days, Oscar Colas's exit velocity on flyballs has seen a big rise, from 89.9-mph over the course of the season to 94.9-mph in recent games. As it relates to his wOBA and overall offense, Oscar Colas this year. His .247 mark falls considerably below the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Statcast-based Expected wOBA (xwOBA) at .283.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 stadium in MLB for righty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Lenyn Sosa has an 88th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.1%) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting them in the direction of baseball's shallowest RF fences in today's matchup. Lenyn Sosa's average launch angle on his hardest-contacted balls recently (21.8° in the last two weeks' worth of games) is a significant increase over his 18.1° seasonal mark. Lenyn Sosa has had bad variance on his side thus far when it comes to his batting average since the start of last season; his .176 rate is significantly deflated relative to his .210 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards grades out as the #7 stadium in MLB for righty base hits, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). High temperatures are strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer whiffs), and the weather forecast expects the highest temperatures on the slate today at 87°. Elvis Andrus hits a lot of his flyballs to center field (38.6% — 83rd percentile) and is a great match for the park considering he'll be hitting towards MLB's 4th-shallowest CF fences today.

Korey Lee has gone over 0.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.